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SMITH v. SERVICE CONTRACTING, INC.

No. 2571.

199 So.2d 36 (1967)

Newell H. SMITH, Jr. v. SERVICE CONTRACTING, INC., the California Company, Noble Drilling Company, Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., and Liberty Mutual Ins. Co.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 5, 1967.

Writ Refused June 30, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William P. Rutledge, New Orleans, for plaintiff-appellant.

Adams & Reese, George V. Baus, New Orleans, for defendants-appellees, and third-party plaintiff-appellant.

Before SAMUEL, CHASEZ and BARNETTE, JJ.

SAMUEL, Judge.

This litigation was commenced when Newell H. Smith, Jr., the present plaintiff, filed a libel in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, New Orleans Division, against Service Contracting, Inc., The California Company and (by amendment) Noble Drilling Company. The libel was brought pursuant to the provisions of the Jones Act and the general maritime law of the United States. It sought damages for injuries allegedly sustained...

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